biblelighthouse
Puritan Board Junior
Originally posted by Scott Bushey
And regarding the baptisms of my kids, he doesn't think I have sinned in waiting to baptize them,
He is going against his confession; it says that not baptizing them is "a great sin".
The PCA pastor and I agree that it would be a "great sin" if I were *able* to have my girls baptized, but *refused* to do so. But that is *not* the position I am in!
As a matter of fact, the same day we studied that passage in the WCF in the men's morning Bible study, I asked him about my kids' baptisms. He said that unity with one's church is very important, and that it is commanded by God as well. So I was in the position of being willing to have my kids baptized, but prevented by doing it because of my credobaptist elders. Thus, the hinderance was not my fault. Since it would be wrong to break fellowship over baptismal differences, the PCA pastor said I was being providentially hindered from getting my daughters baptized. I agree with him 100%
And here is the wonderful thing: God has blessed my obedience to His command for unity, by providentially *removing* that hinderance to paedobaptism! I subjected myself to my credobaptist elders for 6 months, and now the door has been opened for anyone at MBC to have their children baptized! Praise the Lord for what He is doing at MBC!!!
[Edited on 9-30-2005 by biblelighthouse]